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WE MOVE NOW FROM A VERY PUBLIC MUSEUM TO A STORY ABOUT A MORE PERSONAL ONE.
PUBLIC MUSEUM TO A STORY ABOUT A MORE PERSONAL ONE. AS THIS MONTH MARKS THE
MORE PERSONAL ONE. AS THIS MONTH MARKS THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT
AS THIS MONTH MARKS THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S ASSASSINATION, WE TAKE
50th ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S ASSASSINATION, WE TAKE YOU TO BACK TO OVERLAND PARK TO
KENNEDY'S ASSASSINATION, WE TAKE YOU TO BACK TO OVERLAND PARK TO MEET A MAN WHO, SINCE CHILDHOOD,
YOU TO BACK TO OVERLAND PARK TO MEET A MAN WHO, SINCE CHILDHOOD, HAS COLLECTED ALL THINGS JFK.
MEET A MAN WHO, SINCE CHILDHOOD, HAS COLLECTED ALL THINGS JFK. FROM BUTTONS TO BANNERS TO
HAS COLLECTED ALL THINGS JFK. FROM BUTTONS TO BANNERS TO MASKS, AND EVEN A FAMOUS WEDDING
FROM BUTTONS TO BANNERS TO MASKS, AND EVEN A FAMOUS WEDDING INVITATION, HIS BASEMENT
MASKS, AND EVEN A FAMOUS WEDDING INVITATION, HIS BASEMENT COLLECTION IS ALMOST A MUSEUM IN
INVITATION, HIS BASEMENT COLLECTION IS ALMOST A MUSEUM IN ITSELF AS JOHN MCGRATE AND
COLLECTION IS ALMOST A MUSEUM IN ITSELF AS JOHN MCGRATE AND LINDSEY FOAT DISCOVERED.
ITSELF AS JOHN MCGRATE AND LINDSEY FOAT DISCOVERED. MY NAME IS RICK KAPLIN, AND I
LINDSEY FOAT DISCOVERED. MY NAME IS RICK KAPLIN, AND I COLLECT JFK MEMORABILIA.
MY NAME IS RICK KAPLIN, AND I COLLECT JFK MEMORABILIA. I'VE BEEN COLLECTING IT FOR OVER
COLLECT JFK MEMORABILIA. I'VE BEEN COLLECTING IT FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
I'VE BEEN COLLECTING IT FOR OVER 50 YEARS. LET'S GO DOWN AND CHECK IT
50 YEARS. LET'S GO DOWN AND CHECK IT OUT.
LET'S GO DOWN AND CHECK IT OUT. I'LL INVITE YOU TO MY SHRINE
OUT. I'LL INVITE YOU TO MY SHRINE OR MUSEUM, AS I'D LIKE TO THINK
I'LL INVITE YOU TO MY SHRINE OR MUSEUM, AS I'D LIKE TO THINK OF IT.
OR MUSEUM, AS I'D LIKE TO THINK OF IT. I START MY COLLECTION WITH
OF IT. I START MY COLLECTION WITH THE ITEMS FROM THE DEMOCRATIC
I START MY COLLECTION WITH THE ITEMS FROM THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN LOS
THE ITEMS FROM THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN LOS ANGELES IN 1960.
NATIONAL CONVENTION IN LOS ANGELES IN 1960. THIS IS THE RAREST OF ALL JFK
ANGELES IN 1960. THIS IS THE RAREST OF ALL JFK MAGAZINES.
THIS IS THE RAREST OF ALL JFK MAGAZINES. IT'S THE FIRST MAGAZINE THAT HE
MAGAZINES. IT'S THE FIRST MAGAZINE THAT HE EVER APPEARED ON, AND THAT WAS
IT'S THE FIRST MAGAZINE THAT HE EVER APPEARED ON, AND THAT WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 1946, WHICH WOULD
EVER APPEARED ON, AND THAT WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 1946, WHICH WOULD HAVE MADE HIM 29 YEARS OLD.
IN NOVEMBER OF 1946, WHICH WOULD HAVE MADE HIM 29 YEARS OLD. SO THIS IS CONSIDERED THE MOST
HAVE MADE HIM 29 YEARS OLD. SO THIS IS CONSIDERED THE MOST VALUABLE AND RARE OF ALL THE
SO THIS IS CONSIDERED THE MOST VALUABLE AND RARE OF ALL THE MAGAZINES.
VALUABLE AND RARE OF ALL THE MAGAZINES. ANOTHER BIG THING I COVER IS THE
MAGAZINES. ANOTHER BIG THING I COVER IS THE DEBATE.
ANOTHER BIG THING I COVER IS THE DEBATE. THIS POSTER WAS PUT OUT BY
DEBATE. THIS POSTER WAS PUT OUT BY SYLVANIA, AND IT'S CONSIDERED
THIS POSTER WAS PUT OUT BY SYLVANIA, AND IT'S CONSIDERED THE FIRST POSTER SINCE THE JFK
SYLVANIA, AND IT'S CONSIDERED THE FIRST POSTER SINCE THE JFK DEBATE, THE FIRST DEBATES, AND
THE FIRST POSTER SINCE THE JFK DEBATE, THE FIRST DEBATES, AND IT WAS PUT OUT BY SYLVANIA TO
DEBATE, THE FIRST DEBATES, AND IT WAS PUT OUT BY SYLVANIA TO ADVERTISE THEIR SILVER SCREEN 85
IT WAS PUT OUT BY SYLVANIA TO ADVERTISE THEIR SILVER SCREEN 85 PICTURE TUBE.
ADVERTISE THEIR SILVER SCREEN 85 PICTURE TUBE. THIS CASE IS THE ONE THAT THE
PICTURE TUBE. THIS CASE IS THE ONE THAT THE FIRST TWO SHELVES ARE DEVOTED TO
THIS CASE IS THE ONE THAT THE FIRST TWO SHELVES ARE DEVOTED TO THE ASSASSINATION.
FIRST TWO SHELVES ARE DEVOTED TO THE ASSASSINATION. THESE ARE SOME VERY RARE ITEMS.
THE ASSASSINATION. THESE ARE SOME VERY RARE ITEMS. ONE OF THE MORE INTERESTING
THESE ARE SOME VERY RARE ITEMS. ONE OF THE MORE INTERESTING ITEMS IS THIS ONE RIGHT UP IN
ONE OF THE MORE INTERESTING ITEMS IS THIS ONE RIGHT UP IN FRONT, WHICH IS ON THE DAY THAT
ITEMS IS THIS ONE RIGHT UP IN FRONT, WHICH IS ON THE DAY THAT JFK WAS ASSASSINATED, THE TICKET
FRONT, WHICH IS ON THE DAY THAT JFK WAS ASSASSINATED, THE TICKET SAYS BREAKFAST WITH PRESIDENT
JFK WAS ASSASSINATED, THE TICKET SAYS BREAKFAST WITH PRESIDENT AND MRS. JOHN F. KENNEDY FRIDAY,
SAYS BREAKFAST WITH PRESIDENT AND MRS. JOHN F. KENNEDY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd, 1963 AT THE
AND MRS. JOHN F. KENNEDY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd, 1963 AT THE GRAND BALLROOM IN THE HOTEL
NOVEMBER 22nd, 1963 AT THE GRAND BALLROOM IN THE HOTEL TEXAS SPONSORED BY THE FORT
GRAND BALLROOM IN THE HOTEL TEXAS SPONSORED BY THE FORT WORTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND I
TEXAS SPONSORED BY THE FORT WORTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY ONE OF THE
WORTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY ONE OF THE COOLEST ITEMS THAT THERE IS,
THINK THAT'S REALLY ONE OF THE COOLEST ITEMS THAT THERE IS, BECAUSE FOR $3, YOU COULD HAVE
COOLEST ITEMS THAT THERE IS, BECAUSE FOR $3, YOU COULD HAVE BREAKFAST WITH HIM ON THE DAY HE
BECAUSE FOR $3, YOU COULD HAVE BREAKFAST WITH HIM ON THE DAY HE WAS ASSASSINATED.
BREAKFAST WITH HIM ON THE DAY HE WAS ASSASSINATED. I THINK THIS IS A REAL NICE
WAS ASSASSINATED. I THINK THIS IS A REAL NICE ITEM.
I THINK THIS IS A REAL NICE ITEM. IT'S AN INVITATION TO JFK AND
ITEM. IT'S AN INVITATION TO JFK AND JACQUELINE'S WEDDING ON
IT'S AN INVITATION TO JFK AND JACQUELINE'S WEDDING ON SEPTEMBER 12th, 1953.
JACQUELINE'S WEDDING ON SEPTEMBER 12th, 1953. THESE ARE CALLED GIFT PRINTS,
SEPTEMBER 12th, 1953. THESE ARE CALLED GIFT PRINTS, WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS GIFT
THESE ARE CALLED GIFT PRINTS, WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS GIFT PRINTS, AND THIS IS THE 1961,
WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS GIFT PRINTS, AND THIS IS THE 1961, 1962 AND 1963 GIFT PRINTS.
PRINTS, AND THIS IS THE 1961, 1962 AND 1963 GIFT PRINTS. THESE WERE NOT WHAT THEY WOULD
1962 AND 1963 GIFT PRINTS. THESE WERE NOT WHAT THEY WOULD GIVE TO DONORS.
THESE WERE NOT WHAT THEY WOULD GIVE TO DONORS. YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT SEND THEM A
GIVE TO DONORS. YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT SEND THEM A CHRISTMAS CARD.
YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT SEND THEM A CHRISTMAS CARD. THEY WOULD ONLY PRINT ROUGHLY
CHRISTMAS CARD. THEY WOULD ONLY PRINT ROUGHLY 20000 TO 2200 OF THESE, AND THEY
THEY WOULD ONLY PRINT ROUGHLY 20000 TO 2200 OF THESE, AND THEY WOULD GIVE THEM TO STAFF AND
20000 TO 2200 OF THESE, AND THEY WOULD GIVE THEM TO STAFF AND IMPORTANT PEOPLE.
WOULD GIVE THEM TO STAFF AND IMPORTANT PEOPLE. I HAVE ABOUT A HALF A DOZEN
IMPORTANT PEOPLE. I HAVE ABOUT A HALF A DOZEN AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS SHOWING THE
I HAVE ABOUT A HALF A DOZEN AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS SHOWING THE DAY AFTER THE ASSASSINATION.
AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS SHOWING THE DAY AFTER THE ASSASSINATION. A COUPLE INTERESTING ONES.
DAY AFTER THE ASSASSINATION. A COUPLE INTERESTING ONES. I HAVE ONE FROM HAMBURG,
A COUPLE INTERESTING ONES. I HAVE ONE FROM HAMBURG, GERMANY, FROM SCOTLAND, AND THEN
I HAVE ONE FROM HAMBURG, GERMANY, FROM SCOTLAND, AND THEN I HAVE A MAGAZINE FROM PARIS
GERMANY, FROM SCOTLAND, AND THEN I HAVE A MAGAZINE FROM PARIS FRANCE ON THE ASSASSINATION.
I HAVE A MAGAZINE FROM PARIS FRANCE ON THE ASSASSINATION. THIS IS THE PROGRAM FROM SHAWNEE
FRANCE ON THE ASSASSINATION. THIS IS THE PROGRAM FROM SHAWNEE MISSION NORTH HIGH SCHOOL IN
THIS IS THE PROGRAM FROM SHAWNEE MISSION NORTH HIGH SCHOOL IN 1958 WHEN JFK CAME TO SPEAK ON
MISSION NORTH HIGH SCHOOL IN 1958 WHEN JFK CAME TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE DEMOCRATIC
1958 WHEN JFK CAME TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR THE SECOND
BEHALF OF THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
CANDIDATE FOR THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. THE PROGRAM IS AUTOGRAPHED BY
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. THE PROGRAM IS AUTOGRAPHED BY JFK, WHICH MAKES IT ESPECIALLY
THE PROGRAM IS AUTOGRAPHED BY JFK, WHICH MAKES IT ESPECIALLY UNIQUE AND VALUABLE.
JFK, WHICH MAKES IT ESPECIALLY UNIQUE AND VALUABLE. THIS IS THE ACTUAL POSTER FROM A
UNIQUE AND VALUABLE. THIS IS THE ACTUAL POSTER FROM A MOVIE THEATER ADVERTISING PT 109
THIS IS THE ACTUAL POSTER FROM A MOVIE THEATER ADVERTISING PT 109 WITH CLIFF ROBERTSON THAT JFK
MOVIE THEATER ADVERTISING PT 109 WITH CLIFF ROBERTSON THAT JFK DEPICTED THE PT 109 ADVENTURE,
WITH CLIFF ROBERTSON THAT JFK DEPICTED THE PT 109 ADVENTURE, AND THESE ARE LOBBY CARDS THAT
DEPICTED THE PT 109 ADVENTURE, AND THESE ARE LOBBY CARDS THAT WERE ACTUALLY OUT IN THE LOBBY,
AND THESE ARE LOBBY CARDS THAT WERE ACTUALLY OUT IN THE LOBBY, ADVERTISING THE JFK MOVIE.
WERE ACTUALLY OUT IN THE LOBBY, ADVERTISING THE JFK MOVIE. AGAIN, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
ADVERTISING THE JFK MOVIE. AGAIN, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT, AND I HOPE YOU
AGAIN, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT, AND I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT AS MUCH AS I ENJOYED
COMING OUT, AND I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT AS MUCH AS I ENJOYED IT.
ENJOYED IT AS MUCH AS I ENJOYED IT. I THINK IT ENCOMPASSES HIS
IT. I THINK IT ENCOMPASSES HIS POLITICAL CAREER PRETTY MUCH
I THINK IT ENCOMPASSES HIS POLITICAL CAREER PRETTY MUCH FROM 1960, FROM THE DEMOCRATIC
POLITICAL CAREER PRETTY MUCH FROM 1960, FROM THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, THROUGH THE
FROM 1960, FROM THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, THROUGH THE ASSASSINATION AND BEYOND.
NATIONAL CONVENTION, THROUGH THE ASSASSINATION AND BEYOND. MANY DIFFERENT COMMEMORATIONS
ASSASSINATION AND BEYOND. MANY DIFFERENT COMMEMORATIONS OF JOHN KENNEDY'S LIFE COMING UP
MANY DIFFERENT COMMEMORATIONS OF JOHN KENNEDY'S LIFE COMING UP THIS MONTH, INCLUDING PUBLIC
OF JOHN KENNEDY'S LIFE COMING UP THIS MONTH, INCLUDING PUBLIC TELEVISION'S AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
THIS MONTH, INCLUDING PUBLIC TELEVISION'S AMERICAN EXPERIENCE SPECIAL JFK.
TELEVISION'S AMERICAN EXPERIENCE SPECIAL JFK. YOU CAN SEE IT MONDAY,
SPECIAL JFK. YOU CAN SEE IT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11th AT 9 P.M. ON
YOU CAN SEE IT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11th AT 9 P.M. ON KCPT.
NOVEMBER 11th AT 9 P.M. ON KCPT. HERE IN TOWN A FREE EVENT,
KCPT. HERE IN TOWN A FREE EVENT, AN EVENING WITH JACK KENNEDY, IS
HERE IN TOWN A FREE EVENT, AN EVENING WITH JACK KENNEDY, IS BEING PRESENTED AT SHAWNEE
AN EVENING WITH JACK KENNEDY, IS BEING PRESENTED AT SHAWNEE MISSION EAST HIGH SCHOOL ON
BEING PRESENTED AT SHAWNEE MISSION EAST HIGH SCHOOL ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16th.
LAST WEEK, UMKC LAUNCHED THE URBAN EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTER. ONE OF THE MAIN GOALS OF THIS
URBAN EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTER. ONE OF THE MAIN GOALS OF THIS NEW ENDEAVOR WILL BE TO
ONE OF THE MAIN GOALS OF THIS NEW ENDEAVOR WILL BE TO COLLABORATE WITH SCHOOLS AND
NEW ENDEAVOR WILL BE TO COLLABORATE WITH SCHOOLS AND SHARE INSIGHTS FROM LOCAL
COLLABORATE WITH SCHOOLS AND SHARE INSIGHTS FROM LOCAL EDUCATORS WHO HAVE DONE THEIR
SHARE INSIGHTS FROM LOCAL EDUCATORS WHO HAVE DONE THEIR JOB PARTICULARLY WELL.
EDUCATORS WHO HAVE DONE THEIR JOB PARTICULARLY WELL. ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE, SOMEONE
JOB PARTICULARLY WELL. ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE, SOMEONE THEY EXPECT TO LOOK TO OFTEN AS
ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE, SOMEONE THEY EXPECT TO LOOK TO OFTEN AS A PRIME RESOURCE, IS THE SUBJECT
THEY EXPECT TO LOOK TO OFTEN AS A PRIME RESOURCE, IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS PROFILE FROM EDUCATION
A PRIME RESOURCE, IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS PROFILE FROM EDUCATION REPORTER LINDSEY FOAT.
OF THIS PROFILE FROM EDUCATION REPORTER LINDSEY FOAT. SOME PEOPLE ARE COMING IN.
REPORTER LINDSEY FOAT. SOME PEOPLE ARE COMING IN. GOOD MORNING.
SOME PEOPLE ARE COMING IN. GOOD MORNING. CAN YOU SAY GOOD MORNING?
GOOD MORNING. CAN YOU SAY GOOD MORNING? GOOD MORNING.
CAN YOU SAY GOOD MORNING? GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. WHEN THE CHILDREN COME IN IN
GOOD MORNING. WHEN THE CHILDREN COME IN IN THE MORNING, WE GREET THEM AND
WHEN THE CHILDREN COME IN IN THE MORNING, WE GREET THEM AND SAY GOOD MORNING, HELLO, IT'S
THE MORNING, WE GREET THEM AND SAY GOOD MORNING, HELLO, IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY.
SAY GOOD MORNING, HELLO, IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY. LET'S GO TO BREAKFAST.
GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY. LET'S GO TO BREAKFAST. AND WE DO THAT BECAUSE IT SETS
LET'S GO TO BREAKFAST. AND WE DO THAT BECAUSE IT SETS THE TONE.
AND WE DO THAT BECAUSE IT SETS THE TONE. THIS IS THE WAY DR. JESSIE
THE TONE. THIS IS THE WAY DR. JESSIE KIRKSY OR DR. K. AS SHE IS KNOWN
THIS IS THE WAY DR. JESSIE KIRKSY OR DR. K. AS SHE IS KNOWN TO STAFF AND STUDENTS AT JOHN T.
KIRKSY OR DR. K. AS SHE IS KNOWN TO STAFF AND STUDENTS AT JOHN T. HARTMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HAS
TO STAFF AND STUDENTS AT JOHN T. HARTMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HAS GREETED STUDENTS EVERY MORNING
HARTMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HAS GREETED STUDENTS EVERY MORNING EVER SINCE SHE BECAME PRINCIPAL
GREETED STUDENTS EVERY MORNING EVER SINCE SHE BECAME PRINCIPAL OVER 30 YEARS AGO.
EVER SINCE SHE BECAME PRINCIPAL OVER 30 YEARS AGO. I STARTED IN 1966 AS A
OVER 30 YEARS AGO. I STARTED IN 1966 AS A TEACHER AT LONG FELLOW
I STARTED IN 1966 AS A TEACHER AT LONG FELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
TEACHER AT LONG FELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I STARTED AS A FIRST GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I STARTED AS A FIRST GRADE TEACHER.
I STARTED AS A FIRST GRADE TEACHER. HAVING SPENT HER ENTIRE
TEACHER. HAVING SPENT HER ENTIRE CAREER, NEARLY HALF A CENTURY,
HAVING SPENT HER ENTIRE CAREER, NEARLY HALF A CENTURY, IN THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
CAREER, NEARLY HALF A CENTURY, IN THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI SCHOOL DISTRICT, DR. K HAS
IN THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI SCHOOL DISTRICT, DR. K HAS LEARNED MORE THAN A THING OR TWO
SCHOOL DISTRICT, DR. K HAS LEARNED MORE THAN A THING OR TWO ABOUT URBAN EDUCATION.
LEARNED MORE THAN A THING OR TWO ABOUT URBAN EDUCATION. WHEN I FIRST GOT OUT OF
ABOUT URBAN EDUCATION. WHEN I FIRST GOT OUT OF COLLEGE, I THOUGHT I HAD ALL THE
WHEN I FIRST GOT OUT OF COLLEGE, I THOUGHT I HAD ALL THE ANSWERS.
COLLEGE, I THOUGHT I HAD ALL THE ANSWERS. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE THE
ANSWERS. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE THE BEST TEACHER.
I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE THE BEST TEACHER. I THOUGHT I WAS THE BEST
BEST TEACHER. I THOUGHT I WAS THE BEST TEACHER.
I THOUGHT I WAS THE BEST TEACHER. I JUST KNEW I HAD THE ANSWERS,
TEACHER. I JUST KNEW I HAD THE ANSWERS, BUT THE MORE I STAYED IN IT, I
I JUST KNEW I HAD THE ANSWERS, BUT THE MORE I STAYED IN IT, I FOUND OUT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY OF
BUT THE MORE I STAYED IN IT, I FOUND OUT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY OF THE ANSWERS, THAT I DIDN'T KNOW
FOUND OUT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY OF THE ANSWERS, THAT I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING.
THE ANSWERS, THAT I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING. AS I CONTINUED TO WORK AND GROW,
ANYTHING. AS I CONTINUED TO WORK AND GROW, I'M FINDING OUT THAT WE HAVE TO
AS I CONTINUED TO WORK AND GROW, I'M FINDING OUT THAT WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM.
I'M FINDING OUT THAT WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM. WORKING AS A TEAM AND
WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM. WORKING AS A TEAM AND CREATING WHAT SHE CALLS A
WORKING AS A TEAM AND CREATING WHAT SHE CALLS A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
CREATING WHAT SHE CALLS A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR TEACHERS IS ONE
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR TEACHERS IS ONE OF THE MAIN TENANTS OF DR. K'S
ENVIRONMENT FOR TEACHERS IS ONE OF THE MAIN TENANTS OF DR. K'S LEADERSHIP, AND IT'S WORKING.
OF THE MAIN TENANTS OF DR. K'S LEADERSHIP, AND IT'S WORKING. HARTMAN ELEMENTARY HAS VIRTUALLY
LEADERSHIP, AND IT'S WORKING. HARTMAN ELEMENTARY HAS VIRTUALLY NO TEACHER TURNOVER, AND THE
HARTMAN ELEMENTARY HAS VIRTUALLY NO TEACHER TURNOVER, AND THE STAFF'S AVERAGE EXPERIENCE IS 15
NO TEACHER TURNOVER, AND THE STAFF'S AVERAGE EXPERIENCE IS 15 YEARS.
STAFF'S AVERAGE EXPERIENCE IS 15 YEARS. WE HAVE STAFF DEVELOPMENT
YEARS. WE HAVE STAFF DEVELOPMENT WHERE WE TAKE TEACHERS IN A
WE HAVE STAFF DEVELOPMENT WHERE WE TAKE TEACHERS IN A CLASSROOM, AND WE SAY, OKAY,
WHERE WE TAKE TEACHERS IN A CLASSROOM, AND WE SAY, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO WATCH YOU IN YOUR
CLASSROOM, AND WE SAY, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO WATCH YOU IN YOUR INSTRUCTING, AND THEN ONCE
WE'RE GOING TO WATCH YOU IN YOUR INSTRUCTING, AND THEN ONCE YOU'RE THROUGH, THEN WE'RE GOING
INSTRUCTING, AND THEN ONCE YOU'RE THROUGH, THEN WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF DISCUSS WHAT WE SAW.
YOU'RE THROUGH, THEN WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF DISCUSS WHAT WE SAW. IF THERE WERE ANY CONCERNS, WE
TO KIND OF DISCUSS WHAT WE SAW. IF THERE WERE ANY CONCERNS, WE DISCUSS IT, BUT WE DO IT IN A
IF THERE WERE ANY CONCERNS, WE DISCUSS IT, BUT WE DO IT IN A VERY FRIENDLY, NONTHREATENING
DISCUSS IT, BUT WE DO IT IN A VERY FRIENDLY, NONTHREATENING ATMOSPHERE.
VERY FRIENDLY, NONTHREATENING ATMOSPHERE. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH SCHOOLS
ATMOSPHERE. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH SCHOOLS IS THAT THEY ARE KIND OF SEALED,
ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH SCHOOLS IS THAT THEY ARE KIND OF SEALED, CLASSROOMS THAT ARE SEALED, SO I
IS THAT THEY ARE KIND OF SEALED, CLASSROOMS THAT ARE SEALED, SO I NEVER SEE WHAT ANYBODY ELSE
CLASSROOMS THAT ARE SEALED, SO I NEVER SEE WHAT ANYBODY ELSE DOES, AND THEY NEVER SEE WHAT I
NEVER SEE WHAT ANYBODY ELSE DOES, AND THEY NEVER SEE WHAT I DO.
DOES, AND THEY NEVER SEE WHAT I DO. THE IDEA THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY
DO. THE IDEA THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY WATCH SOMEONE AND LEARN FROM
THE IDEA THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY WATCH SOMEONE AND LEARN FROM WHAT THEY DO, YOU NEED THAT.
WATCH SOMEONE AND LEARN FROM WHAT THEY DO, YOU NEED THAT. IN ADDITION TO EMPOWERING
WHAT THEY DO, YOU NEED THAT. IN ADDITION TO EMPOWERING TEACHERS THROUGH COLLABORATION,
IN ADDITION TO EMPOWERING TEACHERS THROUGH COLLABORATION, DR. FOSTER HOPES THE CENTER CAN
TEACHERS THROUGH COLLABORATION, DR. FOSTER HOPES THE CENTER CAN HELP LOCAL SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS
DR. FOSTER HOPES THE CENTER CAN HELP LOCAL SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS PROBLEM SOLVE INSTEAD OF
HELP LOCAL SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS PROBLEM SOLVE INSTEAD OF ATTRIBUTING LOW ACHIEVEMENTS TO
PROBLEM SOLVE INSTEAD OF ATTRIBUTING LOW ACHIEVEMENTS TO A CULTURE OF POVERTY.
ATTRIBUTING LOW ACHIEVEMENTS TO A CULTURE OF POVERTY. IT IS A DEFEATIST ATTITUDE IN
A CULTURE OF POVERTY. IT IS A DEFEATIST ATTITUDE IN THAT IT DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO
IT IS A DEFEATIST ATTITUDE IN THAT IT DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO THINK YOU HAVE ANY AGENCY OVER
THAT IT DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO THINK YOU HAVE ANY AGENCY OVER THE SITUATION.
THINK YOU HAVE ANY AGENCY OVER THE SITUATION. THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE SAYING.
THE SITUATION. THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE SAYING. WE'VE GOT THESE OUTCOMES.
THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE SAYING. WE'VE GOT THESE OUTCOMES. WHAT WOULD YOU EXPECT?
WE'VE GOT THESE OUTCOMES. WHAT WOULD YOU EXPECT? BUT MAYBE IF YOU TRIED A
WHAT WOULD YOU EXPECT? BUT MAYBE IF YOU TRIED A DIFFERENT APPROACH.
BUT MAYBE IF YOU TRIED A DIFFERENT APPROACH. WE'RE NOT SAYING MAYBE IT'S THE
DIFFERENT APPROACH. WE'RE NOT SAYING MAYBE IT'S THE APPROACH, BUT THE APPROACH IS
WE'RE NOT SAYING MAYBE IT'S THE APPROACH, BUT THE APPROACH IS HELD HARMLESS.
APPROACH, BUT THE APPROACH IS HELD HARMLESS. I WANT YOU TO DREAM A SCHOOL HOW
HELD HARMLESS. I WANT YOU TO DREAM A SCHOOL HOW YOU WANT YOUR SCHOOL TO BE, AND
I WANT YOU TO DREAM A SCHOOL HOW YOU WANT YOUR SCHOOL TO BE, AND I WANT YOU TO WRITE DOWN ON THIS
YOU WANT YOUR SCHOOL TO BE, AND I WANT YOU TO WRITE DOWN ON THIS PAPER ALL YOUR IDEAS ABOUT
I WANT YOU TO WRITE DOWN ON THIS PAPER ALL YOUR IDEAS ABOUT DREAMING A SCHOOL.
PAPER ALL YOUR IDEAS ABOUT DREAMING A SCHOOL. MY SCHOOL.
DREAMING A SCHOOL. MY SCHOOL. FOR ALMOST AS LONG AS SHE'S
MY SCHOOL. FOR ALMOST AS LONG AS SHE'S BEEN A PRINCIPAL, ONE APPROACH
FOR ALMOST AS LONG AS SHE'S BEEN A PRINCIPAL, ONE APPROACH DR. K HAS USED IS THE
BEEN A PRINCIPAL, ONE APPROACH DR. K HAS USED IS THE PRINCIPAL'S ROUNDTABLE WHERE
DR. K HAS USED IS THE PRINCIPAL'S ROUNDTABLE WHERE STUDENTS THAT MAY NEED SOME
PRINCIPAL'S ROUNDTABLE WHERE STUDENTS THAT MAY NEED SOME EXTRA ATTENTION ARE ENTRUSTED
STUDENTS THAT MAY NEED SOME EXTRA ATTENTION ARE ENTRUSTED WITH LEADERSHIP ROLES.
EXTRA ATTENTION ARE ENTRUSTED WITH LEADERSHIP ROLES. NO ONE RISES TO LOW
WITH LEADERSHIP ROLES. NO ONE RISES TO LOW EXPECTATIONS, YOU KNOW, SO NO, I
NO ONE RISES TO LOW EXPECTATIONS, YOU KNOW, SO NO, I EXPECT YOU TO DO THIS.
EXPECTATIONS, YOU KNOW, SO NO, I EXPECT YOU TO DO THIS. YOU'RE THE LEADER.
EXPECT YOU TO DO THIS. YOU'RE THE LEADER. OR YOU'RE GOING TO DO THIS AND
YOU'RE THE LEADER. OR YOU'RE GOING TO DO THIS AND JUST YOU SAYING THAT TO THEM,
OR YOU'RE GOING TO DO THIS AND JUST YOU SAYING THAT TO THEM, GIVING THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY,
JUST YOU SAYING THAT TO THEM, GIVING THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY, LET ME TELL YOU, THEY SOAR.
GIVING THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY, LET ME TELL YOU, THEY SOAR. I DID GOOD ON THIS ONE.
LET ME TELL YOU, THEY SOAR. I DID GOOD ON THIS ONE. ANOTHER WAY DR. K EMPOWERS
I DID GOOD ON THIS ONE. ANOTHER WAY DR. K EMPOWERS STUDENTS IS BY LETTING THEM
ANOTHER WAY DR. K EMPOWERS STUDENTS IS BY LETTING THEM TRACK THEIR OWN PROGRESS WITH
STUDENTS IS BY LETTING THEM TRACK THEIR OWN PROGRESS WITH DATA BOOKS.
TRACK THEIR OWN PROGRESS WITH DATA BOOKS. AS A SCHOOL, HARTMAN ELEMENTARY
DATA BOOKS. AS A SCHOOL, HARTMAN ELEMENTARY IS DOING WELL ON STATE
AS A SCHOOL, HARTMAN ELEMENTARY IS DOING WELL ON STATE MEASUREMENTS OF STUDENT GROWTH,
IS DOING WELL ON STATE MEASUREMENTS OF STUDENT GROWTH, AND ONE OF THE DISTRICT'S TOP
MEASUREMENTS OF STUDENT GROWTH, AND ONE OF THE DISTRICT'S TOP SCHOOLS IN TERMS OF STUDENT
AND ONE OF THE DISTRICT'S TOP SCHOOLS IN TERMS OF STUDENT ATTENDANCE.
SCHOOLS IN TERMS OF STUDENT ATTENDANCE. WE TELL CHILDREN, YOU HAVE A
ATTENDANCE. WE TELL CHILDREN, YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY.
WE TELL CHILDREN, YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY. IN OTHER WORDS, YOU ARE THE CEO
RESPONSIBILITY. IN OTHER WORDS, YOU ARE THE CEO OF YOUR LEARNING, AND YOU ARE IN
IN OTHER WORDS, YOU ARE THE CEO OF YOUR LEARNING, AND YOU ARE IN CHARGE.
OF YOUR LEARNING, AND YOU ARE IN CHARGE. DESPITE MANY YEARS OF
CHARGE. DESPITE MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENT,
DESPITE MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENT, DR. K SAYS THAT SHE STILL
EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENT, DR. K SAYS THAT SHE STILL DOESN'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS.
DR. K SAYS THAT SHE STILL DOESN'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS. NOW, I KNOW I DIDN'T KNOW A
DOESN'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS. NOW, I KNOW I DIDN'T KNOW A THING, AND NOW I KNOW I DON'T
NOW, I KNOW I DIDN'T KNOW A THING, AND NOW I KNOW I DON'T KNOW A THING, BECAUSE I HAVEN'T
THING, AND NOW I KNOW I DON'T KNOW A THING, BECAUSE I HAVEN'T GOTTEN OVER THAT YET.
KNOW A THING, BECAUSE I HAVEN'T GOTTEN OVER THAT YET. I HAVEN'T REACHED WHAT I'M STILL
GOTTEN OVER THAT YET. I HAVEN'T REACHED WHAT I'M STILL IN THE PROCESS OF BECOMING.
I HAVEN'T REACHED WHAT I'M STILL IN THE PROCESS OF BECOMING. SHE MAY NOT THINK SHE KNOWS
IN THE PROCESS OF BECOMING. SHE MAY NOT THINK SHE KNOWS EVERYTHING, BUT WHAT SHE DOES
SHE MAY NOT THINK SHE KNOWS EVERYTHING, BUT WHAT SHE DOES KNOW WILL BE HAPPILY INTEGRATED
EVERYTHING, BUT WHAT SHE DOES KNOW WILL BE HAPPILY INTEGRATED BY UMKC'S NEW URBAN EDUCATION
KNOW WILL BE HAPPILY INTEGRATED BY UMKC'S NEW URBAN EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTER AS THEY STRIVE
BY UMKC'S NEW URBAN EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTER AS THEY STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF
RESEARCH CENTER AS THEY STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN THE URBAN CORE.
TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN THE URBAN CORE. REPORTING ON EDUCATION FOR KCPT,
EDUCATION IN THE URBAN CORE. REPORTING ON EDUCATION FOR KCPT, LINDSEY FOAT.
REPORTING ON EDUCATION FOR KCPT, LINDSEY FOAT. OH, GOOD.
LINDSEY FOAT. OH, GOOD. GIVE ME A HUG.
OH, GOOD. GIVE ME A HUG. COME ON, GIVE ME A HUG, HUG, ANM
GIVE ME A HUG. COME ON, GIVE ME A HUG, HUG, ANM GOING TO BE YOUR BEST FRIEND.
COME ON, GIVE ME A HUG, HUG, ANM GOING TO BE YOUR BEST FRIEND. ONE WEEKEND A YEAR, THE ELDER
GOING TO BE YOUR BEST FRIEND. ONE WEEKEND A YEAR, THE ELDER STATESMAN OF THE BLUES AND THEIR
ONE WEEKEND A YEAR, THE ELDER STATESMAN OF THE BLUES AND THEIR FOLLOWERS CONVENTION IN THE
STATESMAN OF THE BLUES AND THEIR FOLLOWERS CONVENTION IN THE MIDDLE OF KANSAS TO CELEBRATE A
FOLLOWERS CONVENTION IN THE MIDDLE OF KANSAS TO CELEBRATE A UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART FORM.
MIDDLE OF KANSAS TO CELEBRATE A UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART FORM. SALINA IS NEARLY A THOUSAND
UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART FORM. SALINA IS NEARLY A THOUSAND MILES FROM THE COTTON FIELDS
SALINA IS NEARLY A THOUSAND MILES FROM THE COTTON FIELDS THAT INSPIRED THAT MUSIC, YET
MILES FROM THE COTTON FIELDS THAT INSPIRED THAT MUSIC, YET BLUESMASTERS AT THE CROSSROADS
THAT INSPIRED THAT MUSIC, YET BLUESMASTERS AT THE CROSSROADS DRAWS MANY OF THE SINGERS,
BLUESMASTERS AT THE CROSSROADS DRAWS MANY OF THE SINGERS, SONGWRITERS AND PERFORMERS WHO
DRAWS MANY OF THE SINGERS, SONGWRITERS AND PERFORMERS WHO HELPED SHAPE THE MUSIC.
SONGWRITERS AND PERFORMERS WHO HELPED SHAPE THE MUSIC. REPORTER JULIE DID HE -- DENESHA
HELPED SHAPE THE MUSIC. REPORTER JULIE DID HE -- DENESHA WAS ON HAND FOR THIS YEAR'S
REPORTER JULIE DID HE -- DENESHA WAS ON HAND FOR THIS YEAR'S EVENT.
WAS ON HAND FOR THIS YEAR'S EVENT. EVEN AFTER 16 YEARS OF
EVENT. EVEN AFTER 16 YEARS OF BRINGING BLUES MUSICIANS TO THE
EVEN AFTER 16 YEARS OF BRINGING BLUES MUSICIANS TO THE GREAT PLAINS, SALINA, KANSAS
BRINGING BLUES MUSICIANS TO THE GREAT PLAINS, SALINA, KANSAS STILL SEEMS AN UNLIKELY
GREAT PLAINS, SALINA, KANSAS STILL SEEMS AN UNLIKELY DESTINATION FOR THE BLUES, BUT
STILL SEEMS AN UNLIKELY DESTINATION FOR THE BLUES, BUT SOME DAY SONGS MAY BE WRITTEN
DESTINATION FOR THE BLUES, BUT SOME DAY SONGS MAY BE WRITTEN ABOUT MEETING AT THE CROSSROADS
SOME DAY SONGS MAY BE WRITTEN ABOUT MEETING AT THE CROSSROADS OF EIGHTH AND WALNUT WHERE
ABOUT MEETING AT THE CROSSROADS OF EIGHTH AND WALNUT WHERE CROWDS GATHER ON THE STEPS OF A
OF EIGHTH AND WALNUT WHERE CROWDS GATHER ON THE STEPS OF A NEOGOTHIC CHURCH IN DOWNTOWN
CROWDS GATHER ON THE STEPS OF A NEOGOTHIC CHURCH IN DOWNTOWN SALINA.
NEOGOTHIC CHURCH IN DOWNTOWN SALINA. IT'S THE THIRD WEEKEND IN
SALINA. IT'S THE THIRD WEEKEND IN OCTOBER, AND THEY'VE COME TO
IT'S THE THIRD WEEKEND IN OCTOBER, AND THEY'VE COME TO WORSHIP AT THE ALTER OF -- ALTAF
OCTOBER, AND THEY'VE COME TO WORSHIP AT THE ALTER OF -- ALTAF THE BLUES.
WORSHIP AT THE ALTER OF -- ALTAF THE BLUES. FOR CHAD CASSEN WHO OWNS THE
THE BLUES. FOR CHAD CASSEN WHO OWNS THE STUDIOS, IT'S MORE THAN JUST A
FOR CHAD CASSEN WHO OWNS THE STUDIOS, IT'S MORE THAN JUST A WEEKEND OF CONCERTS, IT'S A RACE
STUDIOS, IT'S MORE THAN JUST A WEEKEND OF CONCERTS, IT'S A RACE TO CAPTURE A SOUND THAT SOON MAY
WEEKEND OF CONCERTS, IT'S A RACE TO CAPTURE A SOUND THAT SOON MAY DISAPPEAR.
TO CAPTURE A SOUND THAT SOON MAY DISAPPEAR. FOR 16 YEARS NOW, WE'VE HAD
DISAPPEAR. FOR 16 YEARS NOW, WE'VE HAD THE BLUESMASTERS OF THE
FOR 16 YEARS NOW, WE'VE HAD THE BLUESMASTERS OF THE CROSSROADS HERE IN SALINA,
THE BLUESMASTERS OF THE CROSSROADS HERE IN SALINA, KANSAS, AND MY GOAL WAS TO
CROSSROADS HERE IN SALINA, KANSAS, AND MY GOAL WAS TO DOCUMENT THE LIVING BLUES
KANSAS, AND MY GOAL WAS TO DOCUMENT THE LIVING BLUES LEGENDS WHILE THEY WERE STILL
DOCUMENT THE LIVING BLUES LEGENDS WHILE THEY WERE STILL WITH US AND PERFORMING AND TRY
LEGENDS WHILE THEY WERE STILL WITH US AND PERFORMING AND TRY TO DOCUMENT THEM IN A VERY HIGH
WITH US AND PERFORMING AND TRY TO DOCUMENT THEM IN A VERY HIGH QUALITY SO WE COULD SHARE THEM
TO DOCUMENT THEM IN A VERY HIGH QUALITY SO WE COULD SHARE THEM WITH THE WORLD SO EVERYBODY
QUALITY SO WE COULD SHARE THEM WITH THE WORLD SO EVERYBODY COULD HEAR THEM AT THEIR
WITH THE WORLD SO EVERYBODY COULD HEAR THEM AT THEIR GREATEST.
COULD HEAR THEM AT THEIR GREATEST. IT ISN'T UNTIL NOW THAT I
GREATEST. IT ISN'T UNTIL NOW THAT I REALIZED JUST HOW URGENT IT WAS.
IT ISN'T UNTIL NOW THAT I REALIZED JUST HOW URGENT IT WAS. I MEAN, I DIDN'T REALIZE THEY
REALIZED JUST HOW URGENT IT WAS. I MEAN, I DIDN'T REALIZE THEY WOULD BE GONE SO QUICKLY.
I MEAN, I DIDN'T REALIZE THEY WOULD BE GONE SO QUICKLY. NOW, LOOKING BACK, 35 OF THEM
WOULD BE GONE SO QUICKLY. NOW, LOOKING BACK, 35 OF THEM HAVE PASSED AWAY SINCE WE
NOW, LOOKING BACK, 35 OF THEM HAVE PASSED AWAY SINCE WE STARTED DOING THIS, IF NOT MORE
HAVE PASSED AWAY SINCE WE STARTED DOING THIS, IF NOT MORE OF THE PERFORMERS THAT WE'VE
STARTED DOING THIS, IF NOT MORE OF THE PERFORMERS THAT WE'VE HAD.
OF THE PERFORMERS THAT WE'VE HAD. GATE BROWN, LITTLE HATCH, BOBBY
HAD. GATE BROWN, LITTLE HATCH, BOBBY BLUE BLEND, SO MANY OF THE
GATE BROWN, LITTLE HATCH, BOBBY BLUE BLEND, SO MANY OF THE LEGENDS THAT WERE OUR FRIENDS
BLUE BLEND, SO MANY OF THE LEGENDS THAT WERE OUR FRIENDS AND THAT WE HAD HERE MANY TIMES,
LEGENDS THAT WERE OUR FRIENDS AND THAT WE HAD HERE MANY TIMES, THEY'VE ALL PASSED ON.
AND THAT WE HAD HERE MANY TIMES, THEY'VE ALL PASSED ON. WHILE MANY PIONEERS OF THE
THEY'VE ALL PASSED ON. WHILE MANY PIONEERS OF THE BLUES ARE NO LONGER WITH US,
WHILE MANY PIONEERS OF THE BLUES ARE NO LONGER WITH US, CASSEN BELIEVES THE MUSICIANS
BLUES ARE NO LONGER WITH US, CASSEN BELIEVES THE MUSICIANS WHO REMAIN DESERVE TO BE HEARD,
CASSEN BELIEVES THE MUSICIANS WHO REMAIN DESERVE TO BE HEARD, LIKE LAZY LESTER, WHO WAS
WHO REMAIN DESERVE TO BE HEARD, LIKE LAZY LESTER, WHO WAS INDUCTED INTO THE BLUES HALL OF
LIKE LAZY LESTER, WHO WAS INDUCTED INTO THE BLUES HALL OF FAME IN 2012.
INDUCTED INTO THE BLUES HALL OF FAME IN 2012. I LIKE TO PLAY MUSIC
FAME IN 2012. I LIKE TO PLAY MUSIC ANYWHERE, ANYTIME, FOR ANYBODY.
I LIKE TO PLAY MUSIC ANYWHERE, ANYTIME, FOR ANYBODY. THAT'S MY THING.
ANYWHERE, ANYTIME, FOR ANYBODY. THAT'S MY THING. MUSIC IS MY BUSINESS, AND
THAT'S MY THING. MUSIC IS MY BUSINESS, AND BUSINESS IS MY MUSIC AND MUSIC
MUSIC IS MY BUSINESS, AND BUSINESS IS MY MUSIC AND MUSIC IS MY PLEASURE.
BUSINESS IS MY MUSIC AND MUSIC IS MY PLEASURE. CHAD IS ON A ONE-MAN MISSION
IS MY PLEASURE. CHAD IS ON A ONE-MAN MISSION TO RECORD AS MANY OF THE CLASSIC
CHAD IS ON A ONE-MAN MISSION TO RECORD AS MANY OF THE CLASSIC BLUESMASTERS, AS WE CALL THEM,
TO RECORD AS MANY OF THE CLASSIC BLUESMASTERS, AS WE CALL THEM, THAT ARE AROUND.
BLUESMASTERS, AS WE CALL THEM, THAT ARE AROUND. IT'S AN EXCITING THING TO BE
THAT ARE AROUND. IT'S AN EXCITING THING TO BE INVOLVED WITH, TO BE ABLE TO
IT'S AN EXCITING THING TO BE INVOLVED WITH, TO BE ABLE TO SORT OF ARCHIVE SOME OF THE
INVOLVED WITH, TO BE ABLE TO SORT OF ARCHIVE SOME OF THE GREAT WORKS OF THESE BLUES GUYS.
SORT OF ARCHIVE SOME OF THE GREAT WORKS OF THESE BLUES GUYS. PERFORMING IN A SACRED SPACE
GREAT WORKS OF THESE BLUES GUYS. PERFORMING IN A SACRED SPACE CARRIES A SPECIAL RESONANCE FOR
PERFORMING IN A SACRED SPACE CARRIES A SPECIAL RESONANCE FOR MANY OF THE BLUES ARTISTS, BUT
CARRIES A SPECIAL RESONANCE FOR MANY OF THE BLUES ARTISTS, BUT FOR SOME, PLAYING THE BLUES IN A
MANY OF THE BLUES ARTISTS, BUT FOR SOME, PLAYING THE BLUES IN A CHURCH IS STILL A LITTLE
FOR SOME, PLAYING THE BLUES IN A CHURCH IS STILL A LITTLE UNUSUAL.
CHURCH IS STILL A LITTLE UNUSUAL. THE FIRST THING THEY SAY WHEN
UNUSUAL. THE FIRST THING THEY SAY WHEN THEY WALK IN, THEY GO, MAN, THIS
THE FIRST THING THEY SAY WHEN THEY WALK IN, THEY GO, MAN, THIS IS A CHURCH, AND I'M LIKE, WELL,
THEY WALK IN, THEY GO, MAN, THIS IS A CHURCH, AND I'M LIKE, WELL, YEAH.
IS A CHURCH, AND I'M LIKE, WELL, YEAH. WE TOLD YOU IT WAS A CHURCH.
YEAH. WE TOLD YOU IT WAS A CHURCH. THEY GO, NO, NO, BUT THIS IS A
WE TOLD YOU IT WAS A CHURCH. THEY GO, NO, NO, BUT THIS IS A CHURCH.
THEY GO, NO, NO, BUT THIS IS A CHURCH. I'M LIKE, WHAT DID YOU EXPECT,
CHURCH. I'M LIKE, WHAT DID YOU EXPECT, LITTLE HOUSE ON A PRAIRIE, YOU
I'M LIKE, WHAT DID YOU EXPECT, LITTLE HOUSE ON A PRAIRIE, YOU KNOW, THE LITTLE CHURCH WITH A
LITTLE HOUSE ON A PRAIRIE, YOU KNOW, THE LITTLE CHURCH WITH A STEEPLE AND ALL THE PEOPLE.
KNOW, THE LITTLE CHURCH WITH A STEEPLE AND ALL THE PEOPLE. A LOT OF PEOPLE COME IN
STEEPLE AND ALL THE PEOPLE. A LOT OF PEOPLE COME IN SAYING, YOU'RE PLAYING IN A
A LOT OF PEOPLE COME IN SAYING, YOU'RE PLAYING IN A CHURCH.
SAYING, YOU'RE PLAYING IN A CHURCH. SO WHAT.
CHURCH. SO WHAT. TO EACH HIS OWN.
SO WHAT. TO EACH HIS OWN. PUT TO BLUES IN IT.
TO EACH HIS OWN. PUT TO BLUES IN IT. IT'S NO CHURCH NO MORE.
PUT TO BLUES IN IT. IT'S NO CHURCH NO MORE. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL VENUE.
IT'S NO CHURCH NO MORE. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL VENUE. THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL VENUE. THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT RECORDING MUSIC IN A LARGE SPACE
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT RECORDING MUSIC IN A LARGE SPACE THAT CANNOT BE DUPLICATED IN ANY
RECORDING MUSIC IN A LARGE SPACE THAT CANNOT BE DUPLICATED IN ANY WAY.
THAT CANNOT BE DUPLICATED IN ANY WAY. THE ACOUSTICS ARE VERY, VERY
WAY. THE ACOUSTICS ARE VERY, VERY NICE, VERY CONDUCIVE FOR LIVE
THE ACOUSTICS ARE VERY, VERY NICE, VERY CONDUCIVE FOR LIVE MUSIC.
NICE, VERY CONDUCIVE FOR LIVE MUSIC. SONGWRITER DOUG MCLEOD SAYS
MUSIC. SONGWRITER DOUG MCLEOD SAYS PRESERVING THIS MUSIC IS
SONGWRITER DOUG MCLEOD SAYS PRESERVING THIS MUSIC IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THE THEMES OF
PRESERVING THIS MUSIC IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THE THEMES OF THE BLUES ARE UNIVERSAL.
IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THE THEMES OF THE BLUES ARE UNIVERSAL. ¶.
THE BLUES ARE UNIVERSAL. ¶. BLUES IS ABOUT LIFE, THE
¶. BLUES IS ABOUT LIFE, THE BASIC HUMAN FEELINGS.
BLUES IS ABOUT LIFE, THE BASIC HUMAN FEELINGS. YOU WANT SOMEBODY TO LOVE YOU.
BASIC HUMAN FEELINGS. YOU WANT SOMEBODY TO LOVE YOU. YOU WANT TO LOVE SOMEBODY.
YOU WANT SOMEBODY TO LOVE YOU. YOU WANT TO LOVE SOMEBODY. YOU WANT SOME FOOD ON THE TABLE.
YOU WANT TO LOVE SOMEBODY. YOU WANT SOME FOOD ON THE TABLE. YOU WANT A LITTLE PEACE OF MIND.
YOU WANT SOME FOOD ON THE TABLE. YOU WANT A LITTLE PEACE OF MIND. YOU WANT YOUR KIDS TO BE ALL
YOU WANT A LITTLE PEACE OF MIND. YOU WANT YOUR KIDS TO BE ALL RIGHT.
YOU WANT YOUR KIDS TO BE ALL RIGHT. THOSE BASIC FEELINGS ARE GOING
RIGHT. THOSE BASIC FEELINGS ARE GOING TO BE WITH HUMANS FOREVER, AND
THOSE BASIC FEELINGS ARE GOING TO BE WITH HUMANS FOREVER, AND THAT'S WHAT BLUES IS ABOUT.
TO BE WITH HUMANS FOREVER, AND THAT'S WHAT BLUES IS ABOUT. ¶ I'M GOING TO CHANGE MY WAY OF
THAT'S WHAT BLUES IS ABOUT. ¶ I'M GOING TO CHANGE MY WAY OF LIVING ¶.
¶ I'M GOING TO CHANGE MY WAY OF LIVING ¶. HALING FROM ST. LOUIS,
LIVING ¶. HALING FROM ST. LOUIS, MARQUIS KNOX AT 22 STANDS OUT
HALING FROM ST. LOUIS, MARQUIS KNOX AT 22 STANDS OUT AMONG THE VETERAN BLUES MEN.
MARQUIS KNOX AT 22 STANDS OUT AMONG THE VETERAN BLUES MEN. DESPITE HIS YOUTH, HE SAYS HE
AMONG THE VETERAN BLUES MEN. DESPITE HIS YOUTH, HE SAYS HE HAS A SPECIAL CONNECTION TO THIS
DESPITE HIS YOUTH, HE SAYS HE HAS A SPECIAL CONNECTION TO THIS MUSIC.
HAS A SPECIAL CONNECTION TO THIS MUSIC. TO ME, THE BLUES ARE
MUSIC. TO ME, THE BLUES ARE IMPORTANT, BECAUSE IT WAS A WAY
TO ME, THE BLUES ARE IMPORTANT, BECAUSE IT WAS A WAY OF LIVING, AND IT WAS ALSO MY
IMPORTANT, BECAUSE IT WAS A WAY OF LIVING, AND IT WAS ALSO MY FAMILY STORY.
OF LIVING, AND IT WAS ALSO MY FAMILY STORY. SO THIS MAKES ME WANT TO KEEP
FAMILY STORY. SO THIS MAKES ME WANT TO KEEP THIS PARTICULAR MUSIC AROUND ME
SO THIS MAKES ME WANT TO KEEP THIS PARTICULAR MUSIC AROUND ME BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST THING
THIS PARTICULAR MUSIC AROUND ME BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST THING THAT WE COULD DO OUTSIDE OF
BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST THING THAT WE COULD DO OUTSIDE OF WORKING IN THE COTTON FIELD, AND
THAT WE COULD DO OUTSIDE OF WORKING IN THE COTTON FIELD, AND THAT WAS BEING A MUSICIAN, SO
WORKING IN THE COTTON FIELD, AND THAT WAS BEING A MUSICIAN, SO I'VE GOT TO KEEP IT GOING.
THAT WAS BEING A MUSICIAN, SO I'VE GOT TO KEEP IT GOING. CASSEN SAYS HIS GOAL IS TO
I'VE GOT TO KEEP IT GOING. CASSEN SAYS HIS GOAL IS TO CAPTURE A SOUND THAT RIVALS A
CASSEN SAYS HIS GOAL IS TO CAPTURE A SOUND THAT RIVALS A LIVE PERFORMANCE, AND FOR HIM,
CAPTURE A SOUND THAT RIVALS A LIVE PERFORMANCE, AND FOR HIM, THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN
LIVE PERFORMANCE, AND FOR HIM, THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN RECORDING BENEATH THE 42-FOOT
THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN RECORDING BENEATH THE 42-FOOT VAULTED CEILING THAT SAILS ABOVE
RECORDING BENEATH THE 42-FOOT VAULTED CEILING THAT SAILS ABOVE THE SANCTUARY.
VAULTED CEILING THAT SAILS ABOVE THE SANCTUARY. ¶.
THE SANCTUARY. ¶. IT'S A CHALLENGE BECAUSE THE
¶. IT'S A CHALLENGE BECAUSE THE ARTIST HAS TO PERFORM THE ENTIRE
IT'S A CHALLENGE BECAUSE THE ARTIST HAS TO PERFORM THE ENTIRE SIDE COMPLETE AND WITH A
ARTIST HAS TO PERFORM THE ENTIRE SIDE COMPLETE AND WITH A PERFORMANCE THAT HE'S HAPPY
SIDE COMPLETE AND WITH A PERFORMANCE THAT HE'S HAPPY WITH.
PERFORMANCE THAT HE'S HAPPY WITH. THAT MEANS IF ANYBODY FLUBS, ME,
WITH. THAT MEANS IF ANYBODY FLUBS, ME, THE REPORTING ENGINEER OR THE
THAT MEANS IF ANYBODY FLUBS, ME, THE REPORTING ENGINEER OR THE ARTIST, WE'LL HAVE TO START THE
THE REPORTING ENGINEER OR THE ARTIST, WE'LL HAVE TO START THE SIDE OVER AGAIN, AND WE'RE
ARTIST, WE'LL HAVE TO START THE SIDE OVER AGAIN, AND WE'RE RUNNING 13, 14 MINUTE SIDES,
SIDE OVER AGAIN, AND WE'RE RUNNING 13, 14 MINUTE SIDES, THREE SONGS PER SIDE.
RUNNING 13, 14 MINUTE SIDES, THREE SONGS PER SIDE. IT'S AN ENORMOUS FEELING WHEN
THREE SONGS PER SIDE. IT'S AN ENORMOUS FEELING WHEN YOU GET A SIDE DOWN.
IT'S AN ENORMOUS FEELING WHEN YOU GET A SIDE DOWN. EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTHLY,
YOU GET A SIDE DOWN. EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTHLY, EVERYTHING IS HAPPY WITH THE
EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTHLY, EVERYTHING IS HAPPY WITH THE PERFORMANCE, I GOT IT ON THE
EVERYTHING IS HAPPY WITH THE PERFORMANCE, I GOT IT ON THE DISC OKAY.
PERFORMANCE, I GOT IT ON THE DISC OKAY. IT'S VERY EXCITING.
DISC OKAY. IT'S VERY EXCITING. ONCE THE TRACKS ARE FINISHED
IT'S VERY EXCITING. ONCE THE TRACKS ARE FINISHED AND THE BLUES MUSICIANS HAVE
ONCE THE TRACKS ARE FINISHED AND THE BLUES MUSICIANS HAVE HEADED FOR HOME, THE HARD WORK
AND THE BLUES MUSICIANS HAVE HEADED FOR HOME, THE HARD WORK OF PLAYING IMPRESSIVE VINYL
HEADED FOR HOME, THE HARD WORK OF PLAYING IMPRESSIVE VINYL BEGINS, PROCESSING THE FRESHLY
OF PLAYING IMPRESSIVE VINYL BEGINS, PROCESSING THE FRESHLY RECORDED DISCS CALLED ACETATES
BEGINS, PROCESSING THE FRESHLY RECORDED DISCS CALLED ACETATES WITHIN 72 HOURS IS ESSENTIALLY
RECORDED DISCS CALLED ACETATES WITHIN 72 HOURS IS ESSENTIALLY TO PRESERVING THE FIDELITY OF
WITHIN 72 HOURS IS ESSENTIALLY TO PRESERVING THE FIDELITY OF THE SOUND.
TO PRESERVING THE FIDELITY OF THE SOUND. SO IN 2011, CASSEN STARTED
THE SOUND. SO IN 2011, CASSEN STARTED QUALITY RECORD PROCESSING.
SO IN 2011, CASSEN STARTED QUALITY RECORD PROCESSING. JUST ACROSS TOWN, THE PLANT
QUALITY RECORD PROCESSING. JUST ACROSS TOWN, THE PLANT SPECIALIZES HIGH QUALITY
JUST ACROSS TOWN, THE PLANT SPECIALIZES HIGH QUALITY REISSUES OF OUT OF PRINT VINYL
SPECIALIZES HIGH QUALITY REISSUES OF OUT OF PRINT VINYL RECORDS.
REISSUES OF OUT OF PRINT VINYL RECORDS. NO ONE MANUFACTURES RECORD
RECORDS. NO ONE MANUFACTURES RECORD PRESSING MACHINES THESE DAY, SO
NO ONE MANUFACTURES RECORD PRESSING MACHINES THESE DAY, SO HE HAD TO HAVE OLD MACHINES
PRESSING MACHINES THESE DAY, SO HE HAD TO HAVE OLD MACHINES SHIPPED TO HIS PLANT IN IS SALIA
HE HAD TO HAVE OLD MACHINES SHIPPED TO HIS PLANT IN IS SALIA AND REBUILT.
SHIPPED TO HIS PLANT IN IS SALIA AND REBUILT. MOST DAYS THESE MACHINES ARE
AND REBUILT. MOST DAYS THESE MACHINES ARE HUMMING.
MOST DAYS THESE MACHINES ARE HUMMING. YET FOR ALL OF HIS SUCCESS IN
HUMMING. YET FOR ALL OF HIS SUCCESS IN VINYL, CASSEN SAYS HIS PASSION
YET FOR ALL OF HIS SUCCESS IN VINYL, CASSEN SAYS HIS PASSION STILL IT IN THE BLUES ARTISTS HE
VINYL, CASSEN SAYS HIS PASSION STILL IT IN THE BLUES ARTISTS HE RECORDS AT BLUE HAVEN STUDIOS.
STILL IT IN THE BLUES ARTISTS HE RECORDS AT BLUE HAVEN STUDIOS. WHILE HE DOESN'T COUNT ON BIG
RECORDS AT BLUE HAVEN STUDIOS. WHILE HE DOESN'T COUNT ON BIG SALES, HE OFTEN FINDS HIMSELF
WHILE HE DOESN'T COUNT ON BIG SALES, HE OFTEN FINDS HIMSELF WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE WILL
SALES, HE OFTEN FINDS HIMSELF WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE WILL CARE AS MUCH AS HE DOES.
WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE WILL CARE AS MUCH AS HE DOES. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO IF
CARE AS MUCH AS HE DOES. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO IF NOBODY BUYS IT?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO IF NOBODY BUYS IT? IF PEOPLE DON'T FEEL THE SAME
NOBODY BUYS IT? IF PEOPLE DON'T FEEL THE SAME WAY AS YOU, WHAT IF WHAT YOU'RE
IF PEOPLE DON'T FEEL THE SAME WAY AS YOU, WHAT IF WHAT YOU'RE DOING DOESN'T MEAN MUCH TO OTHER
WAY AS YOU, WHAT IF WHAT YOU'RE DOING DOESN'T MEAN MUCH TO OTHER PEOPLE OR THEY DON'T LISTEN TO
DOING DOESN'T MEAN MUCH TO OTHER PEOPLE OR THEY DON'T LISTEN TO IT OR THEY DON'T BUY IT, THEY
PEOPLE OR THEY DON'T LISTEN TO IT OR THEY DON'T BUY IT, THEY DON'T SUPPORT IT.
IT OR THEY DON'T BUY IT, THEY DON'T SUPPORT IT. THERE IS PEOPLE THAT APPRECIATE
DON'T SUPPORT IT. THERE IS PEOPLE THAT APPRECIATE IT, BUT AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW,
THERE IS PEOPLE THAT APPRECIATE IT, BUT AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, I MEAN, WE
IT, BUT AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE ANY SPONSORS, YOU
FINANCIAL SUPPORT, I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE ANY SPONSORS, YOU KNOW, IT'S COMING OUT OF ONE
DON'T HAVE ANY SPONSORS, YOU KNOW, IT'S COMING OUT OF ONE SMALL POCKET.
KNOW, IT'S COMING OUT OF ONE SMALL POCKET. I MAKE MY MONEY REISSUING VINYL
SMALL POCKET. I MAKE MY MONEY REISSUING VINYL RECORDS, AND I SPEND MY MONEY ON
I MAKE MY MONEY REISSUING VINYL RECORDS, AND I SPEND MY MONEY ON BLUES.
RECORDS, AND I SPEND MY MONEY ON BLUES. AS LONG AS I CAN AFFORD TO DO
BLUES. AS LONG AS I CAN AFFORD TO DO IT, I THINK WE'D LIKE TO DO IT.
AS LONG AS I CAN AFFORD TO DO IT, I THINK WE'D LIKE TO DO IT. ¶
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AND YOU CAN WATCH EXTENDED INTERVIEWS WITH A FEW OF THE MASTERS OF THE BLUES ON OUR
INTERVIEWS WITH A FEW OF THE MASTERS OF THE BLUES ON OUR WEBSITE, THELOCALSHOW.ORG.
MASTERS OF THE BLUES ON OUR WEBSITE, THELOCALSHOW.ORG. WE'LL LEAVE YOU NOW WITH MORE OF
WEBSITE, THELOCALSHOW.ORG. WE'LL LEAVE YOU NOW WITH MORE OF THE MUSIC AND A REMINDER TO JOIN
WE'LL LEAVE YOU NOW WITH MORE OF THE MUSIC AND A REMINDER TO JOIN US NEXT WEEK ON THE LOCAL SHOW.
THE MUSIC AND A REMINDER TO JOIN US NEXT WEEK ON THE LOCAL SHOW. WE'LL BE TALKING GIRLS,
US NEXT WEEK ON THE LOCAL SHOW. WE'LL BE TALKING GIRLS, CAMPFIRE AND HARVEY.
WE'LL BE TALKING GIRLS, CAMPFIRE AND HARVEY. TILL THEN, I'M RANDY MASON.
CAMPFIRE AND HARVEY. TILL THEN, I'M RANDY MASON. AND I'M NICK HAINES.
TILL THEN, I'M RANDY MASON. AND I'M NICK HAINES. THANKS FOR WATCHING.
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LOCAL SHOW PROVIDED BY FRANCIS FAMILY FOUNDATION, FREDERICK AND LOUISE HARTWIG FAMILY FUND,
FAMILY FOUNDATION, FREDERICK AND LOUISE HARTWIG FAMILY FUND, KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION, HEALTH CARE
LOUISE HARTWIG FAMILY FUND, KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION, HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION OF GREATER KANSAS
KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION, HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY, JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY, JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, JOHN AND EFFY SPEES
CITY, JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, JOHN AND EFFY SPEES MEMORIAL TRUST, BANK OF AMERICA
COLLEGE, JOHN AND EFFY SPEES MEMORIAL TRUST, BANK OF AMERICA TRUSTEE; RICHARD J. STERN
MEMORIAL TRUST, BANK OF AMERICA TRUSTEE; RICHARD J. STERN FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS,
TRUSTEE; RICHARD J. STERN FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS, COMMERCE BANK TRUSTEE; AND KCPT
FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS, COMMERCE BANK TRUSTEE; AND KCPT MEMBERS.
COMMERCE BANK TRUSTEE; AND KCPT MEMBERS. THANK YOU.